Clothes hangers



June 6, 1967 s. QUlSLlNG illz/mgsw CLOTHES HANGERS Filed Oct. 22, 1965 2Sheets-Sheet. l

INVENTOR.

BY SVERRE QUISLING June 6, 1967 s. QUASMNG 3,323,6W

CLOTHES HANGERS Filed 001;. 22, 1965 2 Sheets-$heet l/V VE N TOR BYSVERRE QUISLING United States Patent 3,323,697 CLOTHES HANGERS SverreQnisling, 1240 Sherman Ave., Madison, Wis. 53703 Filed Oct. 22, 1965,Ser. No. 501,635 9 Claims. (Cl. 22391) This invention relates to clotheshangers and more particularly to clothes hangers made from a continuousstrand of wire for hanging coats and other articles together.

A primary object of my invention is to provide a clothes hanger forhanging coats with other articles such as hats or trousers.

Another object of my invention is to provide a new and improvedcombination clothes hanger for hanging coats together with otherarticles such as hats wherein the weight of a coat on the hanger causesthe hanger to grip the article tighter than when the coat is removedfrom the hanger.

Another object of my invention is to provide a continuous wire clotheshanger which has undulated shoulder portions for supporting a coatwithout creasing or bulging the shoulders of the coat as conventionalwire hangers do.

Another object of my invention is to provide a combination clotheshanger which is made from a continuous strand of wire and is, therefore,very simple and inexpensive to manufacture and yet is durable andeffective in use.

Other objects, features and advantages of my invention will be apparentfrom the following detailed description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings wherein preferred embodiments of the principles ofmy invention have been selected for exemplification.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clothes hanger embodying my invention.

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the hanger of FIG. 1 with a pair oftrousers hanging therefrom.

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of a second embodiment of my inventionshowing a portion thereof in phantom as it would be flexed by the weightof a coat thereon.

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 3showing a hat in section being held by the second embodiment of myinvention.

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary plan View showing an undulated shoulder portionwhich may be used in connection with the hangers of FIG. 1 and FIG. 3.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings wherein like numeralsrefer to like parts throughout the several views, a first embodiment ofmy hanger is gen erally shown on 20 in FIGS. 1 and 2. Hanger 20 isdesigned for hanging a coat and another article such as trousers 10shown in FIG. 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, hanger 20 is made of a continuous strand ofwire and has a hook portion 21, a pair of sloping shoulder portions 22and 23, having rounded ends 22a and 23a, respectively, which areconnected by a substantially straight lower portion 24. Shoulder portion23 has an integral depending portion 25 having a section 25a extendingover shoulder 22 and diagonally downward to a generally U-shaped cradlesection 25b which extends under and cradles lower portion 24. Anothersection 25c which is integral with cradle section 25b extends parallelto and in front of lower portion 24 for releasably gripping the legs ofa pair of trousers 10 between section 250 and lower portion 24.

Portion 25c may have a loop 25d formed at the end thereof to facilitategripping with the fingers of one hand for flexing the section 25c awayfrom lower portion 24 to permit easy insertion and removal of the legsof the trousers 10.

Preferably the cradle section 25b engages the bottom ice . of lowerportion 24 to give the hanger 20 added rigidity and strength so that thesection 25c will remain insubstantially the same horizontal plane aslower portion 24 when a coat is hung on shoulder portions 22 and 23. Itis important that section 25c and lower portion 24 remain in the samesubstantially horizontal plane when hanger 20 is in use so that thecuffs of the trousers 10 remain substantially vertical and the legs ofthetrousers will not be creased by the hanger 20.

The hanger 20 is preferably made of metal wire such as steel, aluminumor the like.

A second embodiment of my hanger is shown at 30 in FIGS. 3-5. Hanger 30is particularly well suited for hanging a coat and hat together such asmay be desirable in check rooms of hotels, restaurants and the like.

As best seen in FIG. 3, hanger 30 is also made of a continuous strand'ofwire and has a hook portion 31, a pair ofsloping shoulder portions 32and 33 having rounded ends 32a and 33a, respectively, which areconnected by a substantially straight lower portion 34. Shoulder portion33 has an integral depending portion 35 having a section 35a whichextends over shoulder portion 32 adjacent hook portion 31 and extendsdownwardly to a transverse section 35b under lower portion 34.

Sections 35b may be formed in the shape of a loop as best shown in FIG.4.

When the hanger 30 is in its normal unflexed condition, that is, when nocoat is on the hanger, as shown in full lines in FIG. 3, the transversesection 35b is spaced slightly below the lower portion 34 so thatdepending portion 35 may be easily flexed backwardly as shown in phantomin FIG. 5 to facilitate easy insertion and removal of the brim 40a of ahat 40.

When a coat (not shown) is hung on the shoulder portions 32 and 33 ofhanger 30, the weight of the coat causes the ends 32a and 33a of theshoulders 32 and 33, respectively, to be flexed downwardly slightly andcauses the lower portion 34 to be moved downwardly on top of thetransverse section 35b as shown in phantom in FIG. 3. Because thedepending portion 35 extends over the top end of shoulder portion 32adjacent hooked portion 31, the transverse section 35b does not movedownwardly when a coat is hung on the hanger 30, thus, the weight of acoat on the hanger 30 causes the hat 40 to be tightly gripped betweentransverse section 35b and lower portion 34 as shown in FIG. 5.

Like hanger 20, hanger 30 may also be made of any suitable metal wiresuch as steel, aluminum or the like.

FIG. 6 shows a substantially straight lower portion 50 of a hanger andan undulated shoulder portion 51 adjacent to the end 51a of theshoulder. A shoulder portion formed in this manner with forwardly andrearwardly extending undulations near the ends of the shoulder portiongive the wire hanger thickness that the shoulder portions ofconventional wire hangers do not have. These undulated shoulder portions51 allow a coat to be supported on the hanger without creasing or buling the shoulders of the coat in much the same manner as more expensivewooden hangers. This type of shoulder 51 may be employed with either ofhangers 20* or 30.

It is an important feature of my invention that my hangers are formedfrom a continuous strand of wire and are therefore very simple andinexpensive to manufacture and yet durable and eitective in use.

It is understood that my invention is not confined to the particularconstruction and arrangement of parts herein illustrated and described,but embraces all such modified forms thereof as come under the scope ofthe following claims.

I claim:

1. A clothes hanger made of a single strand of wire comprising:

(a) a hook portion,

(b) a pair of sloping shoulder portions for supporting a coat thereon,

(c) a substantially straight lower portion connecting said shoulderportions, and

(d) a depending portion having a first section integral with one of saidshoulder portions and extending over said other shoulder portion anddownwardly under said lower portion and having a second section integralwith said first section for hanging an article thereon.

2. The clothes hanger as specified in claim 1 wherein said secondsection extends parallel to said lower portion for releasably grippingthe legs of a pair of trousers between said second section and saidlower portion.

3. The clothes hanger as specified in claim 2 wherein said secondsection lies in a substantially horizontal plane with said lowerportion.

' 4. The clothes hanger as specified in claim 1 wherein said firstsection extends diagonally downwardly from said one of said shoulderportions and under said lower portion and wherein said second sectionextends parallel to said lower portion for releasably gripping the legsof a pair of trousers between said second section and said lowerportion.

5. The clothes hanger as specified in claim 1 wherein said secondsection extends substantially transverse to said lower portion belowsaid lower portion.

6. The clothes hanger as specified in claim 5 wherein said shoulderportions are sufficiently flexible so that when a coat is hung thereonthe shoulder portions are fiexed downwardly slightly and said lowerportion is moved downwardly slightly toward said second section.

7. The clothes hanger as specified in claim 1 wherein said secondsection extends substantially transverse to said lower portion in asubstantially horizontal plane below said lower portion.

8. The clothes hanger as specified in claim 7 wherein said secondsection comprises a loop.

9. A clothes hanger made of a single strand of wire, comprising:

(a) a hook portion,

(b) a pair of sloping shoulder portions for supporting References CitedUNITED STATES PATENTS 1,402,681 1/1922 Stapp 22388 1,605,918 11/ 1926Buchanan a- 22391 1,607,749 11/1926 Rice 223-88 2,180,252 11/1939Milburn 223-91 2,576,612 11/1951 Latvala 22388 ROY D. FRAZIER, PrimaryExaminer.

F. DOMOTOR, Assistant Examiner.

1. A CLOTHES HANGER MADE OF A SINGLE STRAND OF WIRE COMPRISING: (A) AHOOK PORTION, (B) A PAIR OF SLOPING SHOULDER PORTIONS FOR SUPPORTING ACOAT THEREON, (C) A SUBSTANTIALLY STRAIGHT LOWER PORTION CONNECTING SAIDSHOULDER PORTIONS, AND (D) A DEPENDING PORTION HAVING A FIRST SECTIONINTEGRAL WITH ONE OF SAID SHOULDER PORTIONS AND EXTENDING OVER SAIDOTHER SHOULDER PORTION AND DOWNWARDLY UNDER SAID LOWER PORTION ANDHAVING A SECOND SECTION INTEGRAL WITH SAID FIRST SECTION FOR HANGING ANARTICLE THEREON.